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The novel follows two boys from Eton as they venture into the Peninsular War. Their adventures take them along the Douro River, across the lines of Torres Vedras, and into the siege of the Badajos, where they confront the perils of early‑nineteenth–century warfare in a vivid, historically grounded narrative.
First publish date: 1880
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: G. A. Henty
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